Bostānābād weather in January

In January, Bostānābād sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bostānābād's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bostānābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:42 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
49%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bostānābād is city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bostānābād reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-9
20-9
3-1-9
4-1-9
5-1-9
6-1-10
7-1-10
8-1-10
9-1-10
10-1-10
11-1-10
12-1-10
13-2-10
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15-2-11
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18-2-11
19-2-11
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22-2-11
23-2-11
24-2-11
25-2-11
26-2-11
27-1-10
28-1-10
29-1-10
30-1-10
31-1-10

How January really feels in Bostānābād

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bostānābād weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -10°468.499.70.0
Feb / -9°599.49.710.50.0
Mar / -4°851310.211.70.4
Apr12° / 12116.34.312.92.8
May18° / 132190.3144.8
Jun24° / 10°6511.4014.67.1
Jul27° / 13°386.7014.47.4
Aug28° / 13°254.8013.57.6
Sep23° / 335.9012.38.0
Oct16° / 679.90.7115.4
Nov / -2°618.75.4101.2
Dec / -8°468.189.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45842
55842
65743
75743
85743
95644
105644
115743
125743
135743
145941
155941
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176040
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216040
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266040
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296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bostānābād gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12626
22626
32727
42727
52728
62828
72829
82829
92829
102829
112729
122729
132729
142628
152628
162527
172527
182527
192527
202527
212528
222628
232629
242729
252830
262831
272931
282932
293032
303033
313134

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:435:08
29.47:435:09
39.47:445:10
49.57:445:11
59.57:445:11
69.57:445:12
79.57:445:13
89.57:445:14
99.57:445:15
109.57:445:16
119.67:445:17
129.67:435:18
139.67:435:19
149.67:435:19
159.67:435:20
169.67:425:21
179.77:425:22
189.77:425:23
199.77:425:24
209.77:415:25
219.87:415:26
229.87:405:27
239.87:405:29
249.87:395:30
259.97:395:31
269.97:385:32
279.97:385:33
289.97:375:34
2910.07:365:35
3010.07:365:36
3110.07:355:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bostānābād

In seasonPeak

None of Bostānābād's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bostānābād's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bostānābād?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bostānābād.

What to pack for Bostānābād in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bostānābād sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bostānābād in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bostānābād peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bostānābād in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bostānābād is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 932 µg/m³Aug 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bostānābād?

Bostānābād sits at 37.8°N, 46.8°E, 1,725 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Hashtrūd, 45 km away.

Topography around Bostānābād

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bostānābād.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bostānābād has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 1,793 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,736 m.

The land around Bostānābād is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
848 m
80 km
2,736 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Hashtrūd 45 km · Tabriz 54 km · Sarāb 62 km · Oskū 63 km · Sardrūd 64 km · Sahand 65 km · Khosrowshahr 70 km · Marāgheh 73 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bostānābād (37.8463°, 46.8354°, elevation 1,725 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).